Furniture set



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. N. GIARD FURNITURE SET Filed Feb. 18, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 W Invento;7/ 5 f5 16 (fig 001322 BY Attorney Patented Dec. 23, 19.24.

NAPOLEON GIARD, OF ST. MICHEL DE ROUGEMONT, QUEBEC, CANADA.

FURNITURE SET.

Application filed February 18, 1924. Serial No. 693,672.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NAPOLEON Gram), a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at St. Michel de Rougemont, Province of Quebec,Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FurnitureSets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention pertains to a novel furniture set including atable and a number of chairs adapted to be supported by the table. Theoutfit may be collapsed for shipment or storage by folding the chairsand supporting them against the table by the means provided for thispurpose. The table top further includes hinged side panels adapted to befolded down over the chairs when the latter are supported by the table.

More particularly, the table includes a base, pedestal, and topsupported upon the pedestal. To the pedestal is secured a number ofbrackets adapted for the support of the chairs. The chairs are foldable,each including among other parts apair of back rails and a bottom striplaid across the lower ends thereof. The bottom strip of each chair isadapted for reception in one of the brackets, whereby the chairs aresuspended on the pedestal in inverted position. In the base of the tableare cut grooves adapted to receive the upper ends of the backs of thechairs whereby the latter are held securely in place. The hinged panelsabove referred to may now be folded over the supported chairs, thusforming a compact body conveniently adapted for shipping or storage.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following description and in theaccompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the outfit;

Figure 2 is an elevation of the outfit collapsed;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the table, one of the panels thereofbeing lowered and the other being raised;

Figure 4 is an elevation at right angles to Figure 3, showing one of thechairs attached to the body of the table;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of one of the chairs;

Figure 6 is a front elevation thereof;

Figur 7 is a r ar levation thereof; and,

Figure 8 is an edge view.

Reference will now be had to these views by means of like characterswhich are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

The table is built upon a base comprising a bottom strip 1 and a similarstrip 2 at right angles thereto. Upon the base erected a pedestalconsisting of a pair of wings 3 and 4 intersecting each other at rightangles, as shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4. A single panel 5 is laid uponthe pedestal in alinement with the wing 3. To the lateral edges thereofare pivoted end panels 6 adapted to be raised or lowered with referenceto the single panel 5. To the lower surfaces of the end panels 6arepivoted braces 7. The lower ends of the braces are notched as at 8whereby they are adapted for support within the staples 9 secured to thewing 3. The panels 6 are maintained in the same plane with the panel 5when the braces are raised so that the staples are received in thenotches 8. When the notches are released from the staples, the panelsmay be lowered as shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4. The braces are furtherprovided each with an intermediate notch 10 for receiving thecorresponding staple 9 in such a manner as to lock the side panels inlowered position.

The base 1 is formed in its upper surface with a pair of longitudinalgrooves 11 out at opposite sides of the wing 3. Each side of the wing 4carries a pair of brackets 12, one at each side of the wing 3, therebeing four such brackets in all. Each bracket is formed in its upperedge with a groove 13 as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3. Upon thebrackets are disposed spacing blocks 14 secured to both faces of thewing 3 and at opposite sides of the wing 4. Similar blocks 15 aresecured in like manner to the wing 3 at the base 1. The purpose of thegrooves 11, brackets 12, and blocks 14 and 15 will presently be pointedout.

There is provided for use in connection with the tabl a set of fourchairs, all of identical construction. Each chair comprises a pair ofvertical back rails 16 connected at the upper ends by a strip 17 and atthe lower ends by a bottom strip 18. To the back is pivoted a seat 19,from the for ward end of which depends a pivoted front consisting of apair of spaced rails 20 connected by a front strip 21. The rails 20 areOOI nected to the lower ends of the rails 16 of these rails is laid asupporting strip 24 I the chairs.

adapted to support the bottom strip 18, for holding the chair in theposition shown in Figures 1 and 5. A pair of springs 25 connecting thediagonals 23 to the seat 19 tend to pull the same against the strip 18.

The outfit may be collapsed for storage or shipping in. such a mannerthat the chairs and table are individually collapsed and held togetherin a compact mass. The chairs are collapsed to the position shown inFigure 8 by bringing the diagonals 23 forward against the forward rails20 and then lowering the back so that the rails 16 thereo't are alinedwith the rails 20 and 23. The seat then engages the upper part of theback member, and the links are also in alinement with the rails 20, asillustrated in Figures 7 and 8. The strip 18 extends beyond thesupporting strip 2 1, as also shown in these figures.

When the set is to be collapsed for shipment or storage, the chairs infolded condition are inverted and placed adjacent the wings 3 and 4. Thelower back strips 18 are supported on the brackets 12, whereupon theupper back strips 17 are adapted for entrance in the grooves 11. Theblocks 14: and 15 serve to prevent the chairs from directly engaging thewings.

The braces 7 are now pushed upwardly towards the top of the table sothat the notches 8 thereof are disengaged from the staples 9. The bracesare then lowered. through the staples, whereupon the side panels 6 swingdownwardly and partly cover At the end of this movement, the notches 10of the braces receive the staples 9, whereby the hinged panels arelocked in lowered position.

While a specific embodiment of the invention has been illustrated anddescribed, it is to be understood that various alterations in thedetails of construction may be made without departing from the spirit ofthe in-' vention as indicated by the appended claims.

I Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new anddesire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. A furniture set comprising atable including a base, pedestal, top, and a bracket secured to saidpedestal, in combination with a chair including a pair of back rails, astrip secured across the lower ends of said rails, a seat pivoted tosaid rails intermediate the ends thereof, forward rails pivoted to theforward end of said seat, diagonal rails pivoted to the forward end ofsaid seat and adapted to pass across the lower ends to said back rails,a supporting strip extending oz,

rails pivoted to the forward end of said seat a and adapted to passacross the lower ends to said back rails, a supporting strip extending"across the lower ends of said diagonal rails and adapted to supportsaid first named strip. said first named strip being adapted. forreception in said bracket, side panels hinged to said table top andadapted to overlie said chair when supported by the bracket.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

NAPOLEON entan-

